Necktie and holder assembly



June 1949. K. A. LAMBRECHTS NECKTIE AND HOLDER ASSEMBLY Filed April 4, 1947 I v ////l 'INVENTOR [EN/VET//ALAMBRfC//TS ATTORNEY Patented June 21, 1949 UNITED STATES -ATENT OFFICE 2 Claims;

This invention relates to an assembly of a neektie of particular construction and a holder therefor, the principal object of the invention being to supply such a combination which will hold a necktie of thestyle known as a "four-in-hanw' in place around the wearer's neck and eliminate the necessity of subsequent adjustments, once the tie has been properly positioned.

As every wearer of neckties knows, even when a tie hasbeen carefully tied and accurately adjusted, it is inclined to slip and become loosened, and in order to avoid an untidy appearance it must be more or less frequently adjusted. This is not only annoying tothe wearer, but also from much handling the knot of the tie soon becomes soil'ed, thus neccssitatng frequent cleaning of the tie. Through the use of my assembly these disadvartages are overcome, since ,the tie cannot slip out of place or get loose after it has been donned, and thereafter needs no further handling untilthe wearer 'takes it off.

It is a well known fact that in a four-in-hand tie the knot is the first part of the tie to become soiled, often while the remander of the necktie is still clean, and it is another advantage of my assembly that through its use the portion formng the knot can bereplaced with a; fresh section of the material of which the tie is made while the remainder of the orignal tie can still be used.

In the drawing&-

Fig. 1 is a perspectve View of the outer m'ember of my necktie holder.

Fig. 2 is a perspectve view of the inner member of my necktie holder, showing the means for reception of the tie.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a four-in-hand necktie especially constructed for engagement with my necktie holder.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View showing the replaceable portion of my especially c'onstructed necktie.

Fig. 5 is an elevational'rear View illustrating the first step in assembling my necktie and the holder therefor.

Fig. 6 is an elevational rear View illustrating the necktie and holder therefor in assembled condition.

Fig. 7 isa rear elevational view illustrating the necktie and holder assembly as it appears in op-- erative position.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged, cross-sectional View taken on line 8-8, Fig. 7, illustrating particularly the engagement of the necktie and holder.

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional View taken on line 3-9, Fig. 8.

As mentionecl before, this invention comprises an assembly consistin of a necktie holder and a four-in-hand tie especially constructed for use with such holder. I will first describe the holder, which consists of two separate parts, the first part A of which is an inverted, conical, truncated member having a wall I, which' is partly cut away, leaving free longitudinal edges which are bent at right angles to the Wall I to form' fianges 2 and 3. That portion of the wall I which is opposite the cut-out is clented to form a small, inwardly extending bulge 4. The member just described may be made of any suitable material which is almost rigid, but may have a very slight degree of resilience, for instance, hardened aluminum.

As said before, the holder includes a second, separate part B, and this part has substantially the same general inverted, truncated, conical shape as the first part A just described, having an open space to correspond to the cut-out of the first part," but is of somewhat smaller dimensions so that it will fit into the first part A, as will be later set out. This second part B is integrally formed of a section of resilient material bent back upon itself, as at 5, to form an outer wall 6 and an nner element 'I which is curved in a direction generally parallel with the outer wall 6,

said wall 6 having a free longitudinal edge 8. At'

its free end the element 'l is of such length as to form an extension 9 across the opening in the wall of the part B, and the wall 6 and element are so positioned with respect to each other as to leave a space lo therebetween. The wall 6 and the element 'l are each dented to form bulges Il and iz, respectively, therein- (Fig. 9) which are similar to the bulge 4 in the` wall l of the first described part A of the holder, and as Will be later shown, all three of the bulges 4, ll, and !2 are in registration when the holder is in use. The part B of the holder as just described is clearly illustrated in Fig. 2.

' Having completed the description of my necktie holder, I will now proceed to describe the especially constructed tie designed to be used therewith. The ordinary four-in-hand tie, as is well known, has. one end of greater width than,

the opposite end, and its longitudinal edges extend in straight, diagonallines from end to end of the tie, so that the wide and narrow portionsthereof merge gradually. My? especially constructed tie difiers from this formation in that it has an offset 13 in each of its longitudinal edges, these offsets being diametrically opposite each other to effect an abrupt junction between the wide portion M and the narrow portion [5 of the tie, all of which is illustrated in Fig. 3.

I provide a separate section !6 of the same material as the tie just described, this section having diagonally extending, straight side edges ll, its top edge a being bowed outwardly and its bottom edge !9 so curved as to be parallel with the top edge IS. Since the section !6 will form the knot of the completed tie, it is of such dimension from top to bottom as necessary for this purpose. The section [5 is plainly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing.

In operation the procedure is as follows:

The wide portion 4 of the necktie is inserted into the part A so that the offsets [3 come approximately to the upper edge of said part or just slightly below it, but do not extend above the edge, and below said part A the remainder of the wide portion M of the tie fiares, as shown in Fig. 5.

The separate section [6 of the tie is now applied to the outer surface of the wall I of the part A with its curved, upper edge at the top of said part, the section [6 being of such dimension that said curved, upper edge !8 extends Very slightly above the part and its bottom, curved edge !9 extends very slightly below the part A. The material. adjacent the side edges !1 of said section IS are then turned in over the fianges 2 and 3 and extend into the part A.

The resilient part B is then pushed into the part A in such a manner that its bent edge 5 underlies the flange 2 and its free edge 8 underlies the fiange 3, and the ends of the section IS of the tie adjacent its edges I'l are caught and tightly gripped between said fianges and the edges 5 and 8, respectively, of the part B.

The parts are now in the position shown in Fig. 6, and the tie is ready to be donned by the wearer, and this is accomplished in the following manner:

The narrow portion !5 of the tie is placed about the wearer's neck rather loosely, and he grasps the holder and the parts engaged therewith in his left hand and the narrowest part of the portion I 5 in his right hand, and then inserts the lefthand edge of the portion l5 into the space ID of the part B and threads it through this space around the element 'I until said lefthand edge rests within the bend 5, and the portion !5 which has been inserted into the space lies between the wall 6 and the element 'I of the part B. The various elements of the invention are now in the position shown in Fig. 7, and it remains only for the wearer to adjust the knot to the correct position, which he does by holding the portion which depends below the holder in one hand and pushing up the kno-t with the other hand, it being understood that the knot of the tie comprises the holder parts A and B and the section IB of the necktie.

The necktie and the parts A and B are securely held against slipping through the gripping action of the bulges 4, l l, and l2 which are in registration with each other when the tie has been adjusted as shown in Fig. 9. The extension 9 serves as a convenient surface upon which to exert -pressure when pushing the part B into the part A. Ordinarily the section !6 of the tie will be the first part to become soiled from handling, and it is obvious from the above explanation that this section can be easily replaced by a fresh section for use with the remaining parts of the original tie, as mentioned at the beginning of this specification.

I claim:

1. A necktie and holder assembly in which the holder and the necktie each consist of two separate parts, the two parts of said holder being of similar conformation and adapted to be engaged one within the other, the outer of said parts having a cut-out portion and retaining elements comprising inwardly bent portions at the edges of said cut-out portion, the inner of said parts being bent to provide parallel sections and having an opening in registration with the cut-out portion of the outer part, one of said parallel sections having a straight edge and the other of said parallel sections having a curved edge, one part of said necktie being shaped to conform to the out-er surface of the outer part of said holder and engaged therewith, the other part of said necktie having a wide and a narrow portion and an offset separating said wide and narrow portions, some of the wide portion of said tie being gripped between the outer and inner parts of said holder nd some of the narrow portion of said tie being gripped between the parallel sections of the inner part of said holder, the entire assembly being held in gripping engagement by the retaining members of the outer part of said holder so that said holder and the portions of said necktie engaged therewith comprise the knot of the completed tie.

2. A necktie and holder assembly in which the holder and the necktie each consist of two separate parts, the two parts of said holder being of similar inverted, truncated conical conformation and adapted to be engaged one within the other, the outer of said parts having a longitudinal cutout portion and inwardly extending flanges at the edges of said cut-out portion, the inner of said parts being bent longitudinally to provide an outer section and an element parallel therewith, said outer section and said element being spaced apart, said inner part of said holder having an opening in registration with the cut-out portion of said outer part and an extension across said opening, one part of said necktie being shaped to conform to the outer surface of the outer part of said holder and having its ends in engagement with the fianges of said outer part, the other part of said necktie having a wide and a narrow portion and an offset separating said wide and narrow portions, some of the wide portion of said tie being gripped between the outer and inner parts of said holder and some of the narrow portion of said tie being gripped between the outer section and parallel element of the inner part of said holder, the entire assembly being held in gripping engagement by said fianges so that said holder and the portions of the necktie engaged therewith comprise the knot of the completed tie.

KENNETH A. LAMBRECI-ITS.

REFERENCES CITED The following referenlces are of record in the file of this patent:

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